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Medication Causes of Leg Cramps

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Medication Causes of Leg Cramps, Leg Cramps due to Medications

  • See Also
  1. Nocturnal Leg Cramps
  • Causes
  • Most common (>10% of patients)
  1. Intravenous Iron sucrose
  2. Raloxifene (Evista)
  3. Conjugated Estrogens
  • Causes
  • Less common (1-10%)
  1. Naproxen Sodium (Naprosyn)
  2. Teriparatide (Forteo)
  3. Levalbuterol (Xopenex)
  4. Albuterol-Ipratropium (Combivent, Duoneb)
  5. Pregabalin (Lyrica)
  • Causes
  • Rare (<1%)
  1. Bromocriptine
  2. Bupropion (Wellbutrin)
  3. Celecoxib (Celebrex)
  4. Cetirizine (Zyrtec)
  5. Chromium
  6. Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)
  7. Citalopram (Celexa)
  8. Clonazepam (Klonopin)
  9. Donepezil (Aricept)
  10. Eszopiclone (Lunesta)
  11. Fluoxetine (Prozac)
  12. Gabapentin (Neurontin)
  13. Lansoprazole (Prevacid)
  14. Rivastigmine (Exelon)
  15. Sertraline (Zoloft)
  16. Telmisartan (Micardis)
  17. Zolpidem (Ambien)
  • References
  1. Allen (2012) Am Fam Physician 86(4): 350-5 [PubMed]